The City of Des Moines is soliciting bids for portland cement concrete products. Bids must be submitted electronically by March 25, 2026, 12:00 PM CT. All materials must conform to the statewide urban design and specifications manual, 2021 edition, and special provisions. Deliveries are to be made F. O. B. destination within a maximum of 18 hours of order placement. No bid escalation clauses will be accepted. Bids may not be withdrawn for 60 days from the due date. The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Payment terms are net 30 days from receipt of proper invoice after inspection and acceptance. The contract term is three years with an option to renew for one additional three-year period. The City is exempt from all federal, state, and other state taxes.
The City of Des Moines requires that all concrete deliveries shall be made within a maximum of 18 hours of the time the order is placed unless a longer time frame is specified by the using party. The notice states, all concrete deliveries shall be made within a maximum of 18 hours of the time the order is placed unless a longer time frame is specified by the using party.
The bid notice states that payment shall be made within thirty 30 calendar days from receipt of proper invoice after inspection and acceptance. The notice says, following acceptance, payment shall be made within thirty 30 calendar days from receipt of proper invoice.
The awarded bidder expressly warrants that all goods supplied shall be merchantable and shall conform to specifications, drawings, and other descriptions and shall be free from defects in materials and workmanship. The notice states, The awarded bidder expressly warrants that all goods supplied shall be merchantable within the meaning of section **** of the iowa code in effect on the date of the bid in the city of des moines, iowa. Additionally, the goods shall conform to specifications, drawings, and other descriptions and shall be free from defects in materials and workmanship.
The City of Des Moines reserves the right to qualify, accept, or reject any or all bidders as deemed to be in the best interest of the City. The notice states, The city reserves the right to qualify, accept, or reject any or all bidders as deemed to be in the best interest of the city.
Bids will be considered only from companies which are regularly engaged in the business as described in this request for bid document with a record of performance, which have sufficient financial support, equipment, and organization to ensure that they can satisfactorily execute the service if awarded a contract. The document states, bids will be considered only from companies which are regularly engaged in the business as described in this request for bid document with a record of performance, which have sufficient financial support, equipment, and organization to ensure that they can satisfactorily execute the service if awarded a contract under the terms and conditions stated herein.
The deadline for questions is March 17, 2026, 03:00 PM CT. The notice states, question deadline: **** 03: 00 pm ct.